Surface Transportation

Market assessment: For a confidential investment fund client seeking
investment opportunities in the truckload industry, Oliver Wyman
prepared an overview of the commercial dry van segment of the North
American truckload market. Oliver Wyman developed an understanding of
industry trends, reviewed the available financial and operating
information for the top 14 public and private truckload carriers as
ranked by revenue, and summarized the positioning of these carriers in
the market. Selected carriers were profiled in greater detail. Finally,
Oliver Wyman provided the client with an understanding of the traits
that characterize well-managed truckload companies and of the major
issues facing the truckload industry today, including high driver
turnover, reduced trucking rates, and increasing industry consolidation.